For a lot of people in the US, Christianity is now a cultural marker instead of a religion. These people identify as Christian in order to differentiate themselves from the Left, not because they actually have faith. They do not attend Church or any religious activities (bake sales, community volunteering run by the Church etc.). Plenty of other folks do those good natured things I mentioned but a growing number of “Christians” only take that moniker for political reasons. This new group likes the label but would never sacrifice anything or even be inconvenienced as a result of their “religion.”
Nigga its a cultural marker the world over.
If you're a Filipino...you rise up the ladder in the Philippines by dropping the 3rd world indigenous Catholic Church, to become "Born Again"...they associate it with fresh levi's jeans and a nice crisp white t-shirt or sumpthin. Asia bros know. Meanwhile, the boondock Jungle Filipinos still go to Cathedral and poke their cheeks with burning rods and other miracle-feats.
Same everywhere else...in Ethiopia for eg its even more tiered
Someone completely disconnected from the modern realm = tattooed cross on forehead + Ethiopian Tawahedo Coptic Church
Someone "civilized" in the 1930s by Mussolini's Fascist Askaris = Muh Catholic Cathedral of Asmara
Some Ethiopian Christian in 2024, but wants gibs from whitey = Pentecostal Born-Again Abiy Ahmedsters...
Same in Egypt, Brazil etc. There are tiers to Christianity.
Now in America...the Russian fedsters/bots did work on the 4chan nobacon crowd, and most of them today are "Orthodox". Its fascinating to watch.